Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-15
In THE WEST.

The Farmers Alliance at Mason City,
Iowa, passed the following resolution:
''that the administration of Gov. VIM.
Larrabee meets our cordial approval, and
that we respectfully request the polit { i ms
of this county 10 use all honorable ne U.s.
ures to secure his denomination as gtv,r-
nor of this State"
SHOCKING case of cruelty to q wife,
with probably fatal results, occurred at Ell
Paso, Texas, recently. Ell Paso is sur
rounded on all sides by suburbs containing
poor and low Mexican population, de-
praved, dishonest and ferocious. In one
of the Mexican huts, Juan Guavanza, o
wood peddler, became infuriated with his
wife, who was cooking breakfast at an open
fire. place, threw her backward into the fire
and held her there until the neighbors ar
rived, attracted by her shreks. The wo-
man is fatally burned, and the perpetrator
escaped to the other side Of the Rio Grande
into Mexico.
THE secretary of the San Francisco Pro-
duce Exchange has collected reports Of
correspondents from all the counties of
California as to the condition of wheat up
to June l, with reports as to damage by
the recent hot winds. 1t now looks as
though the yield for the State will fall
considerably under that of last year.
ONE Of the most horrible tragedies that
ever occurred in Dakota was enacted the
morning of the 9Th, on the Shaw lam,
eight miles northwest of Huron. Simeon
Nelson and Mrs. Shaw had contested one
OF the notorious Cameron claims. Both
kvi, Ako Alas
houses forty rods apart. Mrs. Shaw was
the first settler and made bona fide i'll
ing on the tract, while Nelson had only
built house and remained there q short
time and did not make filing. The con.
test was decided in favor OF Mrs. Shaw,
whose family consisted of herself, Con
Corwin, 21 years old, and sister, Miss
Alice Lyman. The nom ng Of the 9Th
Corwin attempted to do some plowing, but
was driven of by Nelson with Winches-
ter rifle. E. G. Lyman, brother to Mrs.
Shaw, Corwin, Shaw and his mother,
Miss Lyman and g. A. Kelsey went 10 the
Geld to work. Nelson fred shot from a
Winchester ct Lyman but missed him. He
then shot Corwin as he was running from
the field. Kelsey was the next shot. Mrs.
Shaw and her sister both stopped and be-
seeched Nelson to spare their lives, but
he refused. Mrs. Shaw was shot through
the head, spine and side. Miss Lyman
was shot through the head. He also cut .
deep cash in her breast with knife. CO.
ing to his wife Nelson said, 'sI've killed
three Of them. Now I'll shoot you and
the child. kill myself and end the trouble.
Mrs. Nelson ran from the house. Seeing
that his wife had ned he put the gun to
his left temple and blew out his brains,
falling only short distance from the
door. The greatest excitement has been
caused by the tragedy, and hundreds Of
people visited the scene. Kelsey ID dead.
WILLIAM DIRHL, while herding cattle
near Crowly's ranch, sixty miles north Of
Benson, A. T., on the San Pedro river,
was killed by Indians. John Scanlan,
also on the ranch, defended himself and
escaped. The military At Fort Huachuca
were notified, and have gone in pursuit Of
the Indians, who are undoubtedly Apaches.
Two new cases Of yellow fever have oc-
CURED at Key West, Fla.